The ⟨n⟩ in the sequence ⟨nk⟩ is pronounced as a velar nasal /ŋ/, as in English. When not accompanied by ⟨k⟩, /ŋː/ is published ⟨ng⟩.A prominent example of the impact in the common language is the development on the consonant gradation variety /ts : ts/ as in metsä : metsän, as this sample was initially (1940) observed nativel